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MR. SONNY KNOWS for April 24, 2024
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Commentary: I’m Working Hard to Lower Costs for Michiganders
By Governor Gretchen Whitmer April is tax season and financial literacy month. As Michiganders wait for tax refunds to hit their bank accounts and assess family budgets ahead of summer vacation season, the rising costs of essentials like gas and groc...
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Marginal health equity for Black Californians suggests slow road ahead
By Sara Heath April 24, 2024 – It’ll take California longer than it’s even been a state—and longer than the US has been a nation—to close the racial health disparity and other gulfs in equity for Black folks, according to a report from the B...
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Black people are demanding reparations. It’s time to listen
Only when the West confronts its legacy of slavery with reparations can Black communities around the world be truly free, writes Richard Sudan [photo credit: Getty Images] The demand for reparations to atone for slavery and tackle the modern legacy...
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Good Heart health May Slow Cognitive Decline in Middle-Aged Black Women
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Announcing AACCNJ Juneteenth Black Business Expo Essay Contest
The African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) is launching an essay contest for college students and high school seniors in connection with its upcoming Juneteenth Black Business Expo. The contest aims to engage students in a discus...
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Olympia Development Announces Co-Developer Program for Three Detroit Properties
Olympia Development of Michigan is ramping up its development in the near future, and the company is giving local businesses the opportunity to take part in the action. Olympia issued a Co-Developer Request for Proposals (RFP) Wednesday, April 24. Th...
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EEOC And Investors Support Hello Alice’s Grants For Black Entrepreneurs
Companies providing grants for Black entrepreneurs faced uncertainty and loss of financial support due to lawsuits filed challenging the premise of these grant programs. However, Hello Alice is standing strong, closing its Series C funding round....
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Acclinate Empowers Black Maternal Health with AI-Powered Cultural Understanding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Acclinate, a pioneer in health equity through technology and community engagement, has partnered with Quilt.AI, a company at the forefront of employing artificial intelligence (AI) to understand a...
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Crook’s Lens: L.A.-Based Activist Remembers Capturing Black Freedom Struggle in Photos
Edward Henderson | California Black Media (CBM) – Photographs serve as historical records, framing both big moments and small ones. Those images evoke a range of emotions such as passion, sadness, joy, nostalgia and more, connecting us emot...
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New health care teaching clinic opening in Oak Park
By Keyshawn Davis | Solving Sacramento About six years ago, Dr. William Sands, the director of special projects for University of the Pacific’s Pacific Health Care Collaborative, was tasked with finding a place to locate this new health educatio...
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How gas prices have changed in Sacramento in the last week
By Stacker Canva (Stacker) – Fuel prices continued to rise through Monday. A gallon of regular gasoline hit an average of $3.68, up about 4 cents from a week earlier. Prices are now at their highest point so far this year, according...
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Building a Bridge Between Faith and HR
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black (WIB) – From helping businesses with recruitment or workforce development, to aiding folks who need help tailoring their resumes and prepping for interviews, Hennither Gant has it covered. The Bal...
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To Biden, Black Moms Matter. To Trump, Killing Roe Matters More
By Tonya Lewis Lee | Word In Black (WIB) – As the maternal mortality rate in America continues to spike, Black Maternal Health Week is an urgent call to action. American women are dying at a higher rate from pregnancy-related causes than in...
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Middle-Aged Black Women’s Brain Function Preserved by Heart Health
American Heart Association Research Highlights: Middle-aged Black women with better heart health were less likely to show a decline in mental function compared with middle-aged Black women with worse heart health. In this study, heart health...
